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MississippiTraining on gangs ends today (DeSoto County, MS):
School leaders and representatives of DeSoto County law enforcement agencies are expected to complete a three-day training program today on gang identification and investigation.
Source: The Commercial Appeal
Date: October 6, 2004

CaliforniaAlleged gang member arrested for death at Indian reservation (Riverside, CA):
An alleged gang member has been arrested for the death of a teenager whose body was found on the Morongo Indian Reservation. Authorities claim 19-year-old Gary Lyons of Banning shot and killed 18-year-old Sylvia Olmos of Desert Hot Springs two months ago.
Source: KESQ News Channel 3
Date: October 6, 2004

VirginiaWolf proposes funding for state, local gang prevention (Virginia):
U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) announced Wednesday that he has proposed $5.5 million in federal funding for various gang prevention efforts in Virginia. The funding will be included in the next Commerce-Justice-State appropriations bill, developed by a committee that Wolf chairs.
Source: Clarke Times Courier
Date: October 6, 2004

FloridaLake Worth teen's death called gang whim (Lake Worth, FL):
A 14-year-old Lake Worth gang member gunned down in July may have lost his life in an excruciating turn of bad luck: his killers' inability to find their initial target.
Source: The Palm Beach Post
Date: October 6, 2004

TexasPolice hope to bring out the big guns (Fort Worth, TX):
Want-ing to ensure that his officers aren't outgunned, Police Chief Ralph Mendoza is seeking to give some officers a new weapon - the AR-15 rifle - in the fight against criminals and gangs.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Date: October 6, 2004

IllinoisParoled ex-gang member fatally shot while driving (Aurora, IL):
A former gang member on parole was fatally shot Saturday while driving home from work, Aurora police said.
Source: Chicago Tribune
Date: October 5, 2004

CaliforniaPolice: Stabbing victim to survive (Fremont, CA):
Police still are seeking the men who attacked and stabbed two other men Saturday night as they walked their dog near the Centerville Community Center.
Source: The Argus
Date: October 5, 2004

VirginiaGangs spread 'like a disease' (Virginia):
For a long time, communities across Virginia have been hesitant to admit gangs could exist here. Street thugs, maybe. Disorganized groups of wannabe criminals, perhaps. But never gangs.
Source: Daily Press
Date: October 4, 2004

IllinoisChicago officials innovative in battling street gang life (Chicago, IL):
Officials in Chicago have taken innovative law enforcement, intervention, and prevention steps against gangs - including using a variety of behavioral strategies to change the violent "norms" of gang life - to cut shootings in half in targeted areas.
Source: Belleville News-Democrat
Date: October 4, 2004

CaliforniaPolice suspect gang in stabbing (Fremont, CA):
A Fremont man remains in the intensive care unit at a local hospital after he and a friend were stabbed multiple times as the two walked their dog near the Centerville Community Center, police said Sunday.
Source: The Oakland Tribune
Date: October 4, 2004

North CarolinaPolice: Immigration crackdown has reduced violent gang crime (Charlotte, NC):
A yearlong crackdown on immigration violations has led to a drop in gang-related violence in the Charlotte area, according to police. More than 100 members of Charlotte street gangs have been arrested on immigration violations in the last 16 months.
Source: The Charlotte Observer
Date: October 3, 2004

MinnesotaMinnesota drug raids snare immigrants (Faribault, MN):
As they tallied drugs seized in coordinated raids this week in southeastern Minnesota, authorities on Thursday defended their detention of suspected illegal immigrants who were not targets of the raids but were apprehended during searches of homes.
Source: Star Tribune
Date: October 1, 2004

CaliforniaTwo will join to try to curb violence (Oceanside, CA):
After eight shootings since Aug. 31 – two of them fatal – religious leaders from across the city are partnering with police to try to stop the cycle of gang violence.
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune
Date: October 1, 2004

New York20 in Bronx gang accused in robbery spree (New York, NY):
A 20-member Bronx gang used fake badges to pose as police as they targeted merchants and drug dealers in Mount Vernon and New York City during a six-year robbery spree, authorities said yesterday. Three members of the gang face a possible death sentence prosecution for the killing of a man during a 2002 stickup in the Bronx.
Source: The Journal News
Date: September 30, 2004

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